The P&C has agreed to fund this significant expenditure. The purchase of these resources has already begun so that they will be available for use in Term 2.

This donation would not have been possible without the fund raising efforts of the P&C in recent years. Thank you to all of the families who have volunteered their time or donated at our Car Boot Markets and other fund raising events.

NEW COMMITTEE – P&C EXECUTIVE 2013

The P&C AGM was held on Monday 18 March. The following people were elected to hold the following positions for the 2013 school year:

President - Julian Somosi (Axel, Year 3) Vice President, Primary - Mary Pazpinis (Christine and Despina, Year 5) Vice President, Infants - Sarah Klenbort (Kaitlyn, Kindergarten) Treasurer - Antonella Mangioni (Zac, Year 5 ; Phillipa, Year 3) Secretary - Kim Eberhard (Angus, Year 4) Congratulations to the new committee and a special welcome to Sarah, who is new to Waverley Primary School and the P&C.

The personal rewards gained from working with an eclectic and diverse group of volunteers is tremendous. If you think you can offer new ideas and skills, or simply want to get involved, consider joining the P&C in 2013. You can do as little or a much as you want!

WAVERLEY MARKET

The P&C would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the families who volunteered their time and/or donated to goodies for our cake stall.

The weather was beautiful and whilst numbers aren’t yet final we believe we raised between $2,500 and $3,000.

Sunday, 18 September 2011 is the date for our next Spring Fair. We hope to make this Fair a huge success and more but of course we need your help. Find out how you can help and what is involved by visiting the Spring Fair 2011 page.

The uniform shop has now moved. It was relocated to a new, roomier home in the new hall. Thanks to Rachel and Paddy McCann who shifted shelves and boxes to the new shop site. View more information about the uniform shop here: Waverley Primary School Uniform Shop

The following bulletin was issued in early July 2014. The next one will follow the 21 July P&C meeting and will be issued early August.

Jacqueline Somosijacqfredman@gmail.comjuly2014bulletin1https://sites.google.com/feeds/content/waverleyprimarypandc.org.au/waverley-p-c-association/57346192461377447252011-05-19T08:20:40.399Z2015-06-01T00:19:06.609Z2011-05-19T08:27:39.997ZFederal Government Review of Funding for Schooling - update

The P&C submission to the Review was made on March 31, 2011. The final document is attached. The Review will be seeking further submissions later in the year. To stay up-to-date on the process visit the Review's website and register your email address.

LAST BULLETIN and LAST CANTEEN for this year – best wishes for a safe and happy holiday season. CHRISTMAS CAROLS – THIS FRIDAYCHRISTMAS HAMPER/RAFFLE TICKETS CANTEEN UPDATE – THERE IS NO CANTEEN NEXT WEEK!

Webmaster Waverley P&Cwebmaster@waverleyprimarypandc.org.aue-bulletin7december1https://sites.google.com/feeds/content/waverleyprimarypandc.org.au/waverley-p-c-association/47322776619909884212011-03-22T03:21:58.431Z2015-06-01T00:19:06.608Z2011-03-22T03:28:58.636ZFederal Government Review of Funding for Schooling

The federal goverment is currently conducting a review into school funding. It is the first time since 1973 that such a review has been conducted. Their website has details on the Terms of Reference etc - http://www.deewr.gov.au/Schooling/ReviewofFunding/Pages/default.aspx. They are seeking submissions on school funding from schools, teachers and individuals (parents).

The Australian Education Union also has a website - http://inquiry.forourfuture.org.au/ - aimed at increasing resources for public education. As well as being able to lodge submissions through them to the review, you can also add your name, online, to the following petition

We, the undersigned citizens, call on Australian governments to ensure the right of every child to have access to a well resourced, high quality public school in their local community. This means providing sufficient qualified teachers and allied staff to meet the needs of individual students, a broad curriculum of the highest quality and a safe, modern 21st century learning environment. Only by properly funding public schools can governments guarantee equal opportunity for all children to achieve their potential in education.

The P&C believe it is vital that government school systems are adequately funded. The level of funding provided by governments determines class size, teaching time, and the school’s capacity to provide intensive teaching in smaller groups and specialist assistance to under-achieving students. Its level of funding also affects the school’s physical environment and its materials and equipment for teaching and learning.As such the P&C has elected to make a submission to the review, if you would like to view the draft and provide any comments for the submission please email Kathryn at kathmrobj@aim.com. As the submission is due 31 March, any feedback will need to be received by early next week. Please also consider providing your own submission and signing the petition above on the AEU website.

This week's bulletin has the following topics:

CHANGES AT THE TOP - P&C EXECUTIVE

Farewell also to Steve Toms (Gabby, Year 2) who has also generously volunteered his time for several years.

We welcome Julian Somosi (Axel, Year 2), who has been elected as interim President

SCHOOL START AND FINISH TIMES

The school start and finish times survey has been sent home

KIDS ART WORKS CALENDARS

The calendars and cards have arrived!

CANTEEN UPDATE. CHRISTMAS CAROLS. CAR BOOT MARKET.

DATES FOR THE DIARY

Christmas Carols, 14 December

Presentation Day, 17 December

P&C Meeting, 18 February

P&C AGM, 18 March

The personal rewards gained from working with an eclectic and diverse group of volunteers is tremendous. If you think you can offer new ideas and skills, or simply want to get involved, consider joining the P&C in 2013.